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they give money from the civilian budget, but a big jump always went to military. good -- a big chunk always went to military. >> technically, if you were to eat with the police and give them lots of money, they would -- to a clip of police and give them lots of money, they would -- equip the police and give them lots of money, they would do it. one reason they want to do it internally is because they have a complex network they need to grow jerrick. -- to protect. >> can you hear me? >> i would like to congratulate you all, all those who participated in this report. i think it is very timely, and i look forward to reading it. it sounds like a real contribution. the second point i would like to associate myself with this discussion of u.s.-pakistan relations. it seems the problem is what it has always been. sometimes our interests coincide, and sometimes they did not, and that does not make for a steady relationship. the underlying problem has not changed, but my question is seeking advice from the panel. the wilson center is in the process of doing a study on u.s.
they give money from the civilian budget, but a big jump always went to military. good -- a big chunk always went to military. >> technically, if you were to eat with the police and give them lots of money, they would -- to a clip of police and give them lots of money, they would -- equip the police and give them lots of money, they would do it. one reason they want to do it internally is because they have a complex network they need to grow jerrick. -- to protect. >> can you hear...
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so that's really a big, big threat for the whole region. knowing that region has already many difficulties, many conflicts, many frozen or hot problems going on and on top of this, if we have more and more nuclear weapons in the region, it may bring disastrous consequences. so that's why from the very beginning we are very, very clear and we are very harsh on countries who could or are inclined or who have already nuclear weapons. >> but she's right. the countries in the region are pursuing nuclear programs now and are investing in this. now, they say for peaceful purposes, but come on. that is what iran is saying. >> i think it's very, very important. that's why i mentioned npt from the very beginning. i think having aut on my, having very open and transparent processes is going to be very important. and then here we have to rely on international cooperation and we have to rely on the capabilities of international agencies. and we have to urge the countries to be very transparent. >> the kingdom of saudi arabia has started a program on dev
so that's really a big, big threat for the whole region. knowing that region has already many difficulties, many conflicts, many frozen or hot problems going on and on top of this, if we have more and more nuclear weapons in the region, it may bring disastrous consequences. so that's why from the very beginning we are very, very clear and we are very harsh on countries who could or are inclined or who have already nuclear weapons. >> but she's right. the countries in the region are...
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the big jobs would have been a big job creators and they were not included. i think he made a strategic mistake whenever he started talking about job creation and deficit reduction in the same sentence. people got them all jumbled up. here we are talking about deficit reduction with no talk about job creation right now. that was his strategic mistake. he should have extricated themselves. he still should. that will only spiral us down work. -- debt will only spiral us downward. all of the cuts an austerity programs. look at greece. the deeper their austerity goes, the higher their debt goes. this was supposed to be a program to get them out of debt and the recession. it is pushing them in the opposite direction. all of the talk about debt reduction at a time when we have eight jobs crisis and 14 million people out of work -- a stop crisis and 40 million people out of work for the law period ever -- you made history, shonda. he beats to talk to people and let them know that he is going to create jobs. -- he needs to talk to people and let them know he is going
the big jobs would have been a big job creators and they were not included. i think he made a strategic mistake whenever he started talking about job creation and deficit reduction in the same sentence. people got them all jumbled up. here we are talking about deficit reduction with no talk about job creation right now. that was his strategic mistake. he should have extricated themselves. he still should. that will only spiral us down work. -- debt will only spiral us downward. all of the cuts...
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chris, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. actually, vice president biden has been so great, god love him. he presided over my swearing in ceremony, and i had my entire family with me. and this is a true story. i had my husband, my two children, and the vice president kneeled down and said to my 6-year-old daughter how were you? she said are you 17? she laughed and said 96. the vice president and said you're not allowed to date on till you're 40. i smiled at him and said mr. vice president, keep your individual mandates away from my daughter. [laughter] i do respect the vice president and of course president obama, and i appreciate president's overtures to work with republicans. but we have some real disagreements. i mean, the health care law we should clearly be overturned by the court. the precedent is right there in bush v. gore. we win, they lose. it's in the constitution. what can i say? is a tough business. i have to get used to it and so do my kids. i mentioned my daughter. well, my son is three, and the campaign was re
chris, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. actually, vice president biden has been so great, god love him. he presided over my swearing in ceremony, and i had my entire family with me. and this is a true story. i had my husband, my two children, and the vice president kneeled down and said to my 6-year-old daughter how were you? she said are you 17? she laughed and said 96. the vice president and said you're not allowed to date on till you're 40. i smiled at him and said mr. vice...
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i am a big supporter of biofuels. one thing that has become clear is that we need to accelerate our basic research in ethanol and other biofuels made from things like wood chips and algae as opposed to just focusing on corn. that is probably the least efficient energy producer of the various other approaches. it is important to examine if we're going after the cutting edge by diesel --biodiesel and ethanol approaches that allow brazil to run about 1/3 of its transportation system on biofuels. they get it from sugar cane. it is a more efficient conversion process than corn- based ethanol. doing more research in finding better ways to do the same concepts, i think that is the right way to go. >> i believe you addressed this next one. we will skip past it. james says he would cut costs by cutting welfare programs. people will not try harder when they are handed everything. >> i think we should acknowledge that some welfare programs in the past were not well-designed. in some cases, they did encourage dependency. i worked
i am a big supporter of biofuels. one thing that has become clear is that we need to accelerate our basic research in ethanol and other biofuels made from things like wood chips and algae as opposed to just focusing on corn. that is probably the least efficient energy producer of the various other approaches. it is important to examine if we're going after the cutting edge by diesel --biodiesel and ethanol approaches that allow brazil to run about 1/3 of its transportation system on biofuels....
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them immediately behind it out two big battles -- >> immediately behind it are two big battles. early suggestions are $1 trillion out of medicare -- excuse me, medicaid. that is employed. over the next 10 years and moving more block systems. where does this go? is this what the year will look like until the election? >> they have enormously difficult things they have to do. a lot of people feel really passionately about spending, doing the debt limit in particular is going to be an enormous gordian knot to try to figure out how to get that through. >> but leadership on the house and senate were notified of the treasury department. that will not arrive until june or july now. keeps getting pushed off, partly because the economy is picking up a little bit, partly because the treasury the farmer has and can carry out, so this issue could go right to the back end of that congressional recess scheduled for august. that could be among the final things congress takes before it goes back to the voters. >> on friday, we learn that the job number is a benefit to them last month. you were
them immediately behind it out two big battles -- >> immediately behind it are two big battles. early suggestions are $1 trillion out of medicare -- excuse me, medicaid. that is employed. over the next 10 years and moving more block systems. where does this go? is this what the year will look like until the election? >> they have enormously difficult things they have to do. a lot of people feel really passionately about spending, doing the debt limit in particular is going to be an...
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one of the big concerns i have is our dependence on foreign energy. we import about 65% of our energy from outside the united states. when we had the oil embargo in 1972, we imported about 28%. we are importing more than double the amount of energy we did then. the concern i have is the unrest in libya, egypt -- hold that mop up there. if you look across the northern tier of africa into the persian gulf, you will see the potential for unrest is really severe. i know you are doing your best. nevertheless, there is still the problem. if the persian gulf is bottled up or they do something in the suez canal, we could lose 30% of our energy. we are dependent on that part of the world. this country has not moved toward energy independence at all in the last 40 years. we were importing 28% back in 1972. it is now 65%. our dependency has continued on. we say we want energy independence. t. boone pickens was in to see me a few weeks ago. i have talked to others who say we have the ability to become independent if we really want to do it. because of environment
one of the big concerns i have is our dependence on foreign energy. we import about 65% of our energy from outside the united states. when we had the oil embargo in 1972, we imported about 28%. we are importing more than double the amount of energy we did then. the concern i have is the unrest in libya, egypt -- hold that mop up there. if you look across the northern tier of africa into the persian gulf, you will see the potential for unrest is really severe. i know you are doing your best....
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a big, big difference. indeed, the obama campaign focused on those urban areas, on where the people were. but, indeed, that is not what you see when you look at a map necessarily. so from a data perspective as we look at things -- particularly when i am looking at it from a redistricting standpoint, i am cognizant of an ongoing stepping school when i am looking at and evaluating the impact within a jurisdiction. we look of course at a total population. but not everybody in the total population can vote. you have to be of voting age. that cuts down the number of persons, ok? not everybody of voting age can vote because you have to be a citizen in this country to vote. that cuts down how many people are there. indeed, not everybody of citizenship can vote because you have to be registered in this country. you have to be registered in order to participate in elections, and that cuts down on an awful lot. registration is not good enough. you have to show up at the polls. that cuts down the number of people invo
a big, big difference. indeed, the obama campaign focused on those urban areas, on where the people were. but, indeed, that is not what you see when you look at a map necessarily. so from a data perspective as we look at things -- particularly when i am looking at it from a redistricting standpoint, i am cognizant of an ongoing stepping school when i am looking at and evaluating the impact within a jurisdiction. we look of course at a total population. but not everybody in the total population...
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the point is we have a big budget. that is right. we face a lot of threats. we are the only worldwide super- power. we have a lot of obligations other countries do not have. i do not think we really know what china's defense budget is. they publish a figure that might or might not be related to what the actual budget is. no. 3, this is not a question in many cases of what the outcome of military hostilities between the united states and china would be. nobody is asking for that. nobody should want that. we should be trying to prevent that, but as the chinese capabilities built up, they are at an absolute minimum dramatically increasing the risks and costs to the united states of behavior for our es. i am not entirely sure we understand what the full development of chinese capabilities is. secretary gates said when he was there that that was really surprising, said the ex intelligence official. and the same official that canceled the f-22 stealth fighter on the ground that we did not have to worry about competitive stealth technology at that level. wrong again
the point is we have a big budget. that is right. we face a lot of threats. we are the only worldwide super- power. we have a lot of obligations other countries do not have. i do not think we really know what china's defense budget is. they publish a figure that might or might not be related to what the actual budget is. no. 3, this is not a question in many cases of what the outcome of military hostilities between the united states and china would be. nobody is asking for that. nobody should...
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and i told him there's a big interest on that card, there's a big interest on it so, therefore, they can hire staff and do things and say things and we just want you to know that we sit here -- we're not just going to blame, but we want to work with you and we think together that we can do better. that's what i'm saying. and i know that in order to do that, we will have to do some things on this side of the aisle. and other than just saying you got to stop it. you know, we have to help you stop it. and i'm prepared to do that. >> i appreciate it. >> on that note i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. and i'll wrap up quick for you, just a couple of quick follow-ups. one is on the issue that the ranking member raised on the prosecutions. there was a press story in the "sun sentinel" in florida, end of april, that identified -- and i'll read it verbatim, prosecutions for identity theft-related tax fraud are rare, agents for the internal revenue service who are responsible for criminal investigations have pursued just 412 such cases nationwide since 2007. now, there's specifically refe
and i told him there's a big interest on that card, there's a big interest on it so, therefore, they can hire staff and do things and say things and we just want you to know that we sit here -- we're not just going to blame, but we want to work with you and we think together that we can do better. that's what i'm saying. and i know that in order to do that, we will have to do some things on this side of the aisle. and other than just saying you got to stop it. you know, we have to help you stop...
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if confirmed, the general will have big boots to fill and succeeding general petraeus commander of the 49 member international security assistance force coalition and u.s. forces aghanistan. like general petraeus, general allen brings an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the counterinsurgency effort based on his own experience as the coander in anbar province in iraq. working with the sunni awakening the marines andanbar succeeded in getting local sunni tribal leaders to reject the insurgency and instead support the iraqi government and its the deputy commander at u.s. central command general ellen has developed a regional perspective on issues affecting the region in afghanistan. he will be the first marine to serve as the top commander in afghanistan. the number one priority will be implementing president obama's decision last week to accelerate the transition of security responsibility to afghan forces and start bringing the u.s. surged forces home. as all land by the president, 10,000 u.s. troops wilbe withdrawn by the end of this year and the remaining 23,000 u.s. surg
if confirmed, the general will have big boots to fill and succeeding general petraeus commander of the 49 member international security assistance force coalition and u.s. forces aghanistan. like general petraeus, general allen brings an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the counterinsurgency effort based on his own experience as the coander in anbar province in iraq. working with the sunni awakening the marines andanbar succeeded in getting local sunni tribal leaders to reject the...
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private security is not one of your big six. training is not one of your big six. it is huge in contingencies. how do you ensure that they also receive the same high level of a focus, when you did not list them? >> they are in there, but under a satisfactory. we need to change the taxonomy. you have to be careful when you look at the data. most of our data is by contrast. you have to put in a code for the entire contract. many have different kinds of services in the. we are still struggling with how we keep track of what we do with services. >> you will highlight those in particular and work them differently? my last question is, the follow- up says, after 30 days, the contracting officer shell advertise again. since the memo has been issued, has anything different happened? >> i will get back to you with information on that. >> mr. chairman, you have the rest. >> i have no more questions for you. an excellent staff. the admiral and i have some dialogue about how much past performances way in. i think he feels pretty confident on past performance than we think you
private security is not one of your big six. training is not one of your big six. it is huge in contingencies. how do you ensure that they also receive the same high level of a focus, when you did not list them? >> they are in there, but under a satisfactory. we need to change the taxonomy. you have to be careful when you look at the data. most of our data is by contrast. you have to put in a code for the entire contract. many have different kinds of services in the. we are still...
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that is a big problem. the real problem with gasoline in terms of bringing the world back, our world back, interest rates are going to have to go up. the dollar is being decimated. if you look at your food costs, look at the cost of cotton. that is about gasoline. if you look at your food and clothes, they are setting records. a lot of that is because of the decimation of the dollar. we have to get the strong dollar. we have to get the country going again. you and everybody else is going to make a lot of money. >> we will take the second question over here. >> good afternoon. thank you for coming. i am with my husband and my son. we own a small business in hudson. before i ask my question, i would like to say as the mother of a young naval officer who did the deployments in the persian gulf, i do appreciate your respect for the job those young men and women have done. >> thank you a much. i respect it greatly. >> my question is, you have made statements about not being a nice guy. being anti-establishment.
that is a big problem. the real problem with gasoline in terms of bringing the world back, our world back, interest rates are going to have to go up. the dollar is being decimated. if you look at your food costs, look at the cost of cotton. that is about gasoline. if you look at your food and clothes, they are setting records. a lot of that is because of the decimation of the dollar. we have to get the strong dollar. we have to get the country going again. you and everybody else is going to...
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transatlantaic alliance there's been no shortage of setbacks, but through it all we managed to get the big things right over time and made the tough decisions in the face of dissension at home and threats abroad. and i take heart in the knowledge that we can do so again. thank you. . .
transatlantaic alliance there's been no shortage of setbacks, but through it all we managed to get the big things right over time and made the tough decisions in the face of dissension at home and threats abroad. and i take heart in the knowledge that we can do so again. thank you. . .
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a big problem. the italian sculptor, as blanche lincoln pointed out, ended up sacking the model in the house chamber was the only person around who knew how to take it apart. well, philip reed was apparently the sharpest guy in the capital at the time. because he was the only one, literally the only one, who could figure out how to take the thing apart without the sculptor's help. it was largely because of him that this great symbol of freedom sits atop the capitol dome. the only guy smart enough to take it apart. historians point out in their excellent report the story of philip reed, underscoring one of the great aspects of this building's construction. this was a terrible injustice. that is part of the story. we must continue to tell it, as congressman lewis said. the history of the capital, like the history of our nation, should be complete. so, we are grateful to the slave labor task force for their work, they're helping us remember and memorialize this is important part of our history, and the
a big problem. the italian sculptor, as blanche lincoln pointed out, ended up sacking the model in the house chamber was the only person around who knew how to take it apart. well, philip reed was apparently the sharpest guy in the capital at the time. because he was the only one, literally the only one, who could figure out how to take the thing apart without the sculptor's help. it was largely because of him that this great symbol of freedom sits atop the capitol dome. the only guy smart...
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we are fighting a war, a big war, and has to do with how big is the guy you are fighting against. in terms over war fighting versus anti-terrorist body, i do not see the taliban are any of the others receiving the kinds of materials to make them a material danger. they can be a pain in net -- a pain in the neck, but getting the momentum as far as raw materials, i do not see them getting that. that is separate from them remaining as terrorists. >> i don't think the connection you suggest between al qaeda and other networks is the primary driver there. particularly in eastern afghanistan. the hakkani network is probably the most dangerous insurgent group the u.s. is dealing with. they will require pressure from inside pakistan to neutralize its capabilities more so than fighting in eastern afghanistan. i am moderately optimistic that in the next six months we will see some action but against that network. >> i would like to thank the panel for their fascinating remarks here. thank you very much for joining us today. [applause] i am told that box lunches are served outside. please be
we are fighting a war, a big war, and has to do with how big is the guy you are fighting against. in terms over war fighting versus anti-terrorist body, i do not see the taliban are any of the others receiving the kinds of materials to make them a material danger. they can be a pain in net -- a pain in the neck, but getting the momentum as far as raw materials, i do not see them getting that. that is separate from them remaining as terrorists. >> i don't think the connection you suggest...
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there is a big push towards college access. we want people to be able to get to college if they want to, however we need to pay more attention to retention, making sure people can afford to stay in college wants to get there. all of those loans, they can some day pay off by putting their degree to work. there is an entrance and exit interview process in the federal student loan program, but if that is all of the literacy you are getting, you will probably have that rude awakening. this goes back to the idea of a partnership, financial institutions, educational institutions, and in the home helping to teach kids about money. host: financial literacy group did a survey for the university of arizona and as people are interested in finding out more, what is your website? guest: www.financialliteracygroup.com and we have a facebook page and we can answer your questions. host: dan iannicola, thank you for your time. 2012 white house coverage, we are taking an event in michigan. we will bring that to you and you can find out more abou
there is a big push towards college access. we want people to be able to get to college if they want to, however we need to pay more attention to retention, making sure people can afford to stay in college wants to get there. all of those loans, they can some day pay off by putting their degree to work. there is an entrance and exit interview process in the federal student loan program, but if that is all of the literacy you are getting, you will probably have that rude awakening. this goes...
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civilians have also made a big difference. in the various provinces or districts, we will transition these as conditions allow. the numbers and dates, any movement were changes that will be associated with where the troops come from are going to be conditions-based. there is no question about that. the president has given us that possibility. >> what are the future conditions anticipated to merit the removal of 23,000 additional troops? >> the improvement of security conditions. the most representative example is in the south. we have enabled this. we have allies fighting in the north and west. the north is turning. it is better than it was. a year ago, there were grave predictions about losing the north because of what was going on there. we talked earlier today about the challenges in the east. there are challenges. general petraeus has a strategy that i have seen and believe in in terms of being able to create the kinds of conditions where we transition there as well. we are committed to not transitioning until is ready. we
civilians have also made a big difference. in the various provinces or districts, we will transition these as conditions allow. the numbers and dates, any movement were changes that will be associated with where the troops come from are going to be conditions-based. there is no question about that. the president has given us that possibility. >> what are the future conditions anticipated to merit the removal of 23,000 additional troops? >> the improvement of security conditions. the...
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there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be killed and separated, so there was a big loss. my own personal loss i was involved in this case transformation policy-making at the time and we were passionate about the x33 program single stage oregon and i learned a very important lesson, which is policy never trump's physics. so you can say whatever you want, but if you can't do it, if it will happen, and we wanted to will the single states to orbit in existence and we had a beautiful concept that looked like the future we did this didn't have the technology. and ultimately we didn't have the will either. i th
there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be...
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gene and i were having lunch in kabul, a big n.g.o. hangout. this kind of swartsdzy guy walks past, gives her a hug and says that guy has a contract where they pay the taliban protection money. so i drop my fork and say, excuse me? yeah. she says everyone knows that. and i said, jean, no, they don't. check, please. we literally started reporting the story. and jean began to dig in on this story and she didn't break it perfectly. this was not sort of a spotlight boston globe six month investigation. but she got the first story out that said u. aid gives hundreds of millions of dollars a years. when it gets to the subcontractor level, that's where their afghan contractors and those subcontractors are absolutely paying off the taliban for protection. it's a protection racket with a straight 20% off the contract. we begin to do the math on that. we begin to see we're talking about potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. certainly scores of millions of dollars. and we begin to think this is just a huge story. now, we don't at global post have a
gene and i were having lunch in kabul, a big n.g.o. hangout. this kind of swartsdzy guy walks past, gives her a hug and says that guy has a contract where they pay the taliban protection money. so i drop my fork and say, excuse me? yeah. she says everyone knows that. and i said, jean, no, they don't. check, please. we literally started reporting the story. and jean began to dig in on this story and she didn't break it perfectly. this was not sort of a spotlight boston globe six month...
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so we are in a big world of hurt when it comes to the most vital form of intelligence in the war on terror. >> i think with only have time for one really fast question. so how about you right here. wait for the mike. so ask you to keep it brief and everybody else to keep it brief. >> u i'm with abc news and this is for the general. since mccain gave his speech, it seems there's a word game going on. today you said the information was a nick name and the letter from the "washington post" panetta said no detainee in c.i.a. custody revealed the facilitator or the cure yrs' full true name. is that what we're talking about here nick names versus true names? and do you believe that the administration is being misleading one way or the other? >> i'm not accusing anybody of being misleading and not here to play word games. i know what i said to be true and you can read into that what you want to read into it. i will go back to what i said earlier. it was part of the mosaic and the key issue is the one we've been addressing at the end here which is what we do going forward. we need a program in pla
so we are in a big world of hurt when it comes to the most vital form of intelligence in the war on terror. >> i think with only have time for one really fast question. so how about you right here. wait for the mike. so ask you to keep it brief and everybody else to keep it brief. >> u i'm with abc news and this is for the general. since mccain gave his speech, it seems there's a word game going on. today you said the information was a nick name and the letter from the...
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i wanted to probe in a little bit on a couple of big issues. one would be the afghan government and security forces and how they are coming along. i will ask you about that in a second. of what to ask you about pakistan. on the first question, we tend to personalize the afghan government a lot the and the american debate. i was fortunate enough to see president karzai on monday. you see him all lot. he strikes me as frustrated with the length of the war like many americans, frankly. he is a bit emotional. i do not really want to ask about president karzai. i want to ask about the other afghan leaders you deal with. the military, the police force, the cabinet -- explain to us a little bit more about what you see. do you see some good reformers? the ec some good people? on the afghan security forces themselves, you mentioned that they had done a lot. you quoted 60% of the combined force was afghan. can you tell us a little more about just how well they are fighting and just how well their leadership is coming along? also, how well their ethnic ba
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it was a very big deal. and that fight for delegates never stopped until the third day of our four-day national convention. in that first bid, i was on the other side. i worked for jerry ford and i had the greatest respect for him and i had watched him hold the country together in the aftermath of watergate. taking the nomination from a sitting president is a tough proposition. in the end, not even ronald reagan could pull that one off. after ford's narrow victory at the convention in scans, i must say i liked very much the idea of putting governor reagan on the idea of a ticket. although it's probably just as well that it didn't happen. in the next four years, everything came together to set the stage for the reagan presidency. and arguably it took the carter presidency to really set the stage for governor reagan's election in 1980. by 1980 all of us were reagan united states. [applause] at that point, i was a congressman from wyoming. wyoming only has one congressman. it's a small delegation, but we like i
it was a very big deal. and that fight for delegates never stopped until the third day of our four-day national convention. in that first bid, i was on the other side. i worked for jerry ford and i had the greatest respect for him and i had watched him hold the country together in the aftermath of watergate. taking the nomination from a sitting president is a tough proposition. in the end, not even ronald reagan could pull that one off. after ford's narrow victory at the convention in scans, i...
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how big is the problem? what are the threats we are really seeing? there is a malicious software program that cannot steal your data or corrupt your system. from 2001 to 2009, there was a huge percentage increase of new malware detected. the average survival time of an unprotected computer, it used to be about 40 minutes. if you plug a computer into the internet, how long would it take before someone could compromise it? it used to be 40 minutes, now is down to mere minutes, maybe even under a minute. we all did computers at holiday seasons are other times. when i first plug one in, it's that i needed 175 mb of patches before ever started doing work on it. most of them are security related. these machines are necessarily -- not necessarily built that day. their bill may be a year before you get them, so you need to make sure they are up-to-date with patches. if you plug in and went and made a cup of coffee, but the time he got back, someone else was probably controlling your computer. that is how vulnerable they are. these are real attacks that we mo
how big is the problem? what are the threats we are really seeing? there is a malicious software program that cannot steal your data or corrupt your system. from 2001 to 2009, there was a huge percentage increase of new malware detected. the average survival time of an unprotected computer, it used to be about 40 minutes. if you plug a computer into the internet, how long would it take before someone could compromise it? it used to be 40 minutes, now is down to mere minutes, maybe even under a...
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that is a big concern. there's also an effort to use soft parts of influence various political figures. at was remarked upon that the chief of staff of president karzai was provided a gift when he left the country saying, "we will take money for anyone who will give it to us and we will put it to use for the afghan people." that happens covertly as well and it happens with various afghan political figures. then there is the use of soft power like cutting off the field to afghanistan a couple of months ago as a reminder of how important access to that is. yet, there is no desire of on behalf of iran to see the afghan town of them returned to power. -- afghan taliban return to power. they are a shi'ite state. they do not want them going back to power in afghanistan. so you the narcotics industry that has since lived quite a substantial number of young iranians. it is similar interests and to get afghan refugees who have returned to afghanistan in very large numbers in recent years from iran, pakistan, and oth
that is a big concern. there's also an effort to use soft parts of influence various political figures. at was remarked upon that the chief of staff of president karzai was provided a gift when he left the country saying, "we will take money for anyone who will give it to us and we will put it to use for the afghan people." that happens covertly as well and it happens with various afghan political figures. then there is the use of soft power like cutting off the field to afghanistan a...
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to simply take a big old thing and sago back to 2008 without understanding operational impacts for this kind of work, would probably not be what i would advise from a budget tea standpoint. >> thank you for that comment. i think it's helpful to us all. my second question is we have several trade agreements on the horizon, korea is here. on, columbia and panama is coming. you have heard several questions to do with the ports. when we asked the question when you first became secretary about implementing the 9/11 recommendations do that we have to redo these agreements. how involved have you been with the trade agreements on the table, if at all. if you have, do you see the possibility of us implementing these 9/11 recommendations with those trading partners? >> i have not been personally involved in negotiating the trade agreements. we will have to get back with you whether individuals in the department may have been. so, i'm just going to have to leave my answer at that for now. >> okay. in particular, korea is a great concern. it's my understanding it is coming. we want to make sure any
to simply take a big old thing and sago back to 2008 without understanding operational impacts for this kind of work, would probably not be what i would advise from a budget tea standpoint. >> thank you for that comment. i think it's helpful to us all. my second question is we have several trade agreements on the horizon, korea is here. on, columbia and panama is coming. you have heard several questions to do with the ports. when we asked the question when you first became secretary about...
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big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the public to protect themselves from these hazards. it's really not our job to fence off the hazards of the national park. part of that is part of the experience. to see wild america, at least as much that we can create. in the case of the myrtle falls incident, there is a barrier and signs. unfortunately, these individuals crossed those, entered the water, slipped and went over the falls. it's incredibly tragic. we will renew our efforts to warn the public about these thing. yosemite this time of year would have very, very low water flows. because of all the snow, we got
big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the...
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that is the big question back in my state. the other question that comes up is why do we keep moving this down the road? >> last november, in lisbon, in portugal, the nato countries involved in the campaign got together for a meeting. they reviewed progress and made the decision -- i think that we are entering what i would characterize as a war examination windows of the we are basically getting to the point where we need to be getting that transition to full at can control. the administration they to of all is said that there will be conditions based. silicon -- it will depend on how banks cannot on the ground. i think he will start to see a process that is already happening. all provinces and districts and towns centers are starting to transition to afghan national security force control. the next ring out to be next in the prior to order. we're also seeing significant centers for the capital in the south. there will certainly be some transition activity this year. i would caution members of the committee into thinking that
that is the big question back in my state. the other question that comes up is why do we keep moving this down the road? >> last november, in lisbon, in portugal, the nato countries involved in the campaign got together for a meeting. they reviewed progress and made the decision -- i think that we are entering what i would characterize as a war examination windows of the we are basically getting to the point where we need to be getting that transition to full at can control. the...
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week for the big 10. at least wisconsin made a competitive. i edit "the weekly standard," but i am also on the board of these organizations. one of the sponsors is the manhattan institute. i am a also a relatively inactive member of the board, so i get to do the introduction and leave. listen, i should say, of course. listen attentively. but you all know it is a very fine think tank in new york. it was probably best known for its contribution to the policy ideas which mayor giuliani implemented in the 1990's, and many other mayors and governors took the lead on in the 1990's. in the last few years, they have done terrific work on the state pension crises. and also on the fiscal crisis, the financial crisis. they are happy to be a sponsor of the institute. they're dedicated to innovative public policy ideas. both websites are really worth going to each morning. sign up and get the e-mail from them to save yourself having to find them each morning. i honestly recommend that to keep up on the economic policy
week for the big 10. at least wisconsin made a competitive. i edit "the weekly standard," but i am also on the board of these organizations. one of the sponsors is the manhattan institute. i am a also a relatively inactive member of the board, so i get to do the introduction and leave. listen, i should say, of course. listen attentively. but you all know it is a very fine think tank in new york. it was probably best known for its contribution to the policy ideas which mayor giuliani...
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there is a very big divide between the iran shia and the persian shia. people should understand that this is an ethnic clash that goes back centuries and if you've ever met arabs in iran and ask them about their treatment, do you know there are no sunni mosques in iran? it's not allowed. if you talk to the shia arabs in iran, if you talk to the ethnic irans, they are treated very poorly. so if this is -- this is not a relationship that is made in heaven by any chance, even though there may be some shia who follows some ayotollah -- most bahrainy shias follow the runs from iraq. >> and we'll take one more question. if there is one from the audience. and let me close with this final question. the administration is wrestling with how to channel the popular will that's been expressed in middle east in a democratic direction and in certain ways, despite the reference to models elsewhere in the world, it's a case of first impression. what advice would you offer the administration as it wrestles with that question and to -- how should it develop policies that i
there is a very big divide between the iran shia and the persian shia. people should understand that this is an ethnic clash that goes back centuries and if you've ever met arabs in iran and ask them about their treatment, do you know there are no sunni mosques in iran? it's not allowed. if you talk to the shia arabs in iran, if you talk to the ethnic irans, they are treated very poorly. so if this is -- this is not a relationship that is made in heaven by any chance, even though there may be...
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that's a big part -- we a cut, raise revenue and invest. but let's start a conversation with what world we are in. not who can throw the biggest number on the table and the most stubborn about saving something were cutting something. it is an idiotic debate we're having and unworthy of our country. this is a whole other theme in the book which we do not have time to talk about. we did not get here by accident. you did not get where you are and i did not get our i.m. on my own. yes there is a lot of people out there is as i got this and i'm going to keep the government out of my life. you got here as a product of the greatest public-private partnership in the history of the world. that's how you got here. and we call this americas at formula for success. it has five parts. we educate our people up to and beyond what ever the level of technology is starting with universal primary and then post secondary education. we invite the world immigrants in, those with low skills and those with high skills, the first round intellectual draft choices, a
that's a big part -- we a cut, raise revenue and invest. but let's start a conversation with what world we are in. not who can throw the biggest number on the table and the most stubborn about saving something were cutting something. it is an idiotic debate we're having and unworthy of our country. this is a whole other theme in the book which we do not have time to talk about. we did not get here by accident. you did not get where you are and i did not get our i.m. on my own. yes there is a...
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that's a big issue. what we've seen in some cases as a kne-jerk instinct is to my left to say well jared loughner was inspired by some of the victory all. what is clear this moment is that it is a mentally disturbed person. >> it's time for one more person. >> and nick witkowski for adley university. my question is over the past year a lot of things have happened politically. has it been any single piece of legislation that you thought was kind of a surprise or did that a pastor didn't pass in what were your viewpoints on that? >> i share president obama's feeling that i was surprised at you and i pass. thought that was a real opportunity to say we understand how difficult this issue of immigration is. when it comes to young people who came to this country because their parents brought them, so it wasn't a matter of their own actions. a lot of them came at the mom and dad. and they say to people who are completing school, serving the u.s. military. these are ople who i think are really, you know, the bre
that's a big issue. what we've seen in some cases as a kne-jerk instinct is to my left to say well jared loughner was inspired by some of the victory all. what is clear this moment is that it is a mentally disturbed person. >> it's time for one more person. >> and nick witkowski for adley university. my question is over the past year a lot of things have happened politically. has it been any single piece of legislation that you thought was kind of a surprise or did that a pastor...
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so the optics of big cuts in medicaid may not be that much better than the optics of big cuts to medicare. i think of we are defending something like medicaid, for example, a good place to start is with the things that medicaid does for older adults. in terms of some of the -- long-term care provisions. if we encourage inflating the two, that is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of how we talk about things. >> next question is kind of flip side of what you said has worked about people wanting to get the same benefits that members of congress have and that the legislation does that. a quick anecdote, i remember in 1994 during the closing of the clinton health reform debate, we were doing the bus trips from hell. we were trying to rally people, to get the legislation passed. we were reading a bunch of counter-demonstrators. i remember being in idaho and there were counter- demonstrators. they all had these wonderful signs and we started -- in the rally we started talking about we want to have what members of congress get. we went through the list. congress gets three-quarters of its prem
so the optics of big cuts in medicaid may not be that much better than the optics of big cuts to medicare. i think of we are defending something like medicaid, for example, a good place to start is with the things that medicaid does for older adults. in terms of some of the -- long-term care provisions. if we encourage inflating the two, that is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of how we talk about things. >> next question is kind of flip side of what you said has worked about people...
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the pentagon tells us they are "too big to audit." you heard about the companies saying they're too big to fail? the government tells you know, they're too big to be audited. we got a partial audit of the federal reserve. we got some information from that. guess what? we're now fighting a war against qadhafi. you know what we were doing last month? we were giving him money. we were giving him foreign aid -- not much, but we gave him some. twee also helped to bail out his national bank n these third world countries, the national bank is the piggy bank. half of it is probably spirited off to secret accounts in switzerland. but the u.s. taxpayer bailed out qadhafi's bank. now we're bombing it. the budget bill that we're talking about has now been scored by the c.b.o. and will cut almost nothing, maybe a couple hundred millions. it will increase defense spending by $8 billion and it will cut spending by $8 billion. the net is about zero. our deficit this year will be bigger than last year. our overall spending will be bigger this year tha
the pentagon tells us they are "too big to audit." you heard about the companies saying they're too big to fail? the government tells you know, they're too big to be audited. we got a partial audit of the federal reserve. we got some information from that. guess what? we're now fighting a war against qadhafi. you know what we were doing last month? we were giving him money. we were giving him foreign aid -- not much, but we gave him some. twee also helped to bail out his national bank...
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it is a very common error to make that when you have a big prlem you must have a big solution. sometimes the solution is as simple as changing the rules of procedure in the house of representatives. sometimes it is as simple as changing the balance of power. sometimes they are as simple as making sure presidential appointees to get through the senate as fast as they did in the early 1970's and 1980's. we are not to look at our problems, but to begin focusing on our problems and asking what the solution is we are going to pursue. the solutions are available. they are embedded in the problem. our problems are not overwhelming. we can do this job. >> of want to spend the last bit of time we ha not talking about this. people are starting to declare they are running next year. you talk about sometimes the solution is as simple as changing the rules. the new speaker, john boehner, talked about transparency. he would have you believe that republicans are going to change the rules and also all solved the proble >> that is a perfect example of what i mean. we had this bias. president ob
it is a very common error to make that when you have a big prlem you must have a big solution. sometimes the solution is as simple as changing the rules of procedure in the house of representatives. sometimes it is as simple as changing the balance of power. sometimes they are as simple as making sure presidential appointees to get through the senate as fast as they did in the early 1970's and 1980's. we are not to look at our problems, but to begin focusing on our problems and asking what the...
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we do big things." we do big things. from the earliest days of our founding, america has been the story of ordinary peopleho dare to dream. that is how we win the future. we are a nation that says, "i might not have a lot of money, but i have this great idea for a new company. i might not come from a family of college graduates, but i will be the first to get my degree. i might not know those people in trouble, but i think i can help them, and i need to try. i am not sure how we will reach that better place beyond the horizon, but i know we will get there. i know we will." we do big things. the idea of america endures. our destiny remains our choice. and tonight, more than two centuries later, it is because of our people that our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward, and the state of our union is strong. thank you, god bless you, and may god blesthe united states of america. >> following the president's remarks, house budget committee chairman paul ryan gave the republican response from his comm
we do big things." we do big things. from the earliest days of our founding, america has been the story of ordinary peopleho dare to dream. that is how we win the future. we are a nation that says, "i might not have a lot of money, but i have this great idea for a new company. i might not come from a family of college graduates, but i will be the first to get my degree. i might not know those people in trouble, but i think i can help them, and i need to try. i am not sure how we will...
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how big an army can we afford? let's not kid ourselves. no one else is contributing to this in any significant way. and we have in our overseas contingency operation budget for 2012 $12.8 billion to pay for the afghan national security forces. so the question is how long can we afford to do that? you cannot do that indefinitely. so can you look at an increased number of afghan forces in the same terms as you look at our search as something that is temporary until this problem -- at our surge as something that is temporary until this problem numbers go back down again. this is one of the issues we are discussing and i expected decision in the fairly near future. but this is really the core issue that i think is under discussion. >> @ rolan -- >> i think you know that the recommendation was teed up from two hundred 52,000 to 378,000. i share the concern that the secretary has spoken of in terms of the sustainability of this. you're also characterized in your opening statement a specific recommendation from me. we're still very much in discus
how big an army can we afford? let's not kid ourselves. no one else is contributing to this in any significant way. and we have in our overseas contingency operation budget for 2012 $12.8 billion to pay for the afghan national security forces. so the question is how long can we afford to do that? you cannot do that indefinitely. so can you look at an increased number of afghan forces in the same terms as you look at our search as something that is temporary until this problem -- at our surge as...
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that's a big job. that is a huge challenge. and in my view they have provided distinguished leadership for which our nation is very grateful. it's a pleasure to welcome you to the committee. >> mr. secretary. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thanks for the kind words. one correction is 12:30. and it's in a good cause. i'm meeting with the director of o.m.b. on the f.y. 2012 budget. so wish me luck. mr. chairman, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to discuss the president's budget request for fiscal year 2012. as noted, my last budget testimony before this or any other congressional committee ever. and this time i mean it. the budget request for the department of defense being presented today includes a base budget request of $553 billion and an overseas contingency operations request of $117.8 billion. my submitted statement includes many more details of this qufment but i would like to take this opportunity -- request. but i would like to take this opportunity to address several issues that have been a subje
that's a big job. that is a huge challenge. and in my view they have provided distinguished leadership for which our nation is very grateful. it's a pleasure to welcome you to the committee. >> mr. secretary. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thanks for the kind words. one correction is 12:30. and it's in a good cause. i'm meeting with the director of o.m.b. on the f.y. 2012 budget. so wish me luck. mr. chairman, members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to discuss the...
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it is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple of months ago. you have gotten pretty good at this covert ps stuff. [laughter] vice president, colleagues, friends, and family, thank you for being here today. i would like to congratulate leon panetta on his recent confirmation. after the 2008 election, he wrote an op-ed suggesting president obama retain me as secretary of defense. when president obama announced for my recommendation as a successor, i returned the favor. this country is fortunate that a statesman of his caliber and experience has agreed to serve again and at such an important time. my parting advice for leon is to give his -- get his office just the way he likes it because he may be here longer than he thinks. i would like to thank the members of congress here today. appreciate the gracious and supportive treatment afforded to me by representatives of both parties. even when there were disagreements over policies and priorities, congress always came through for our men and women in uniform, especially for programs that protect and
it is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple of months ago. you have gotten pretty good at this covert ps stuff. [laughter] vice president, colleagues, friends, and family, thank you for being here today. i would like to congratulate leon panetta on his recent confirmation. after the 2008 election, he wrote an op-ed suggesting president obama retain me as secretary of defense. when president obama announced for my recommendation as a successor, i returned the favor. this country is...
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how big is the world service? >> up until present time, the world service that is providing radio and internet services is principally a real sensation and it has been funded by the government foreign offices. if you are paying your tv licensee, part of that fee will be spent on international broadcasts. do you think that will change anything for the listener or the viewer? >> i think that the people are quite proud of the world service and what it does in the world. they will work with the international and domestic services. at the moment, there is a tremendous bit of who is paying for what. it will get a lot easier to operate in an efficient way. >> in the nine years that you have been the comptroller of the bbc channel, have you noticed a big change in europe in the number of channels that have been created to do their parliaments? >> there are in use not just in europe. all sorts of channels are springing up. it is about half and half between those run directly by the parliaments and those by broadcasters. qu
how big is the world service? >> up until present time, the world service that is providing radio and internet services is principally a real sensation and it has been funded by the government foreign offices. if you are paying your tv licensee, part of that fee will be spent on international broadcasts. do you think that will change anything for the listener or the viewer? >> i think that the people are quite proud of the world service and what it does in the world. they will work...
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>> tom, you made the case of why to big to fail is a problem. but in talking about how you discourage or stop it, at least in the oral remarks you put emphasis on bringing back glass-steagall. what about size caps? if you are worried about size, that is the most direct way and you could argue well, even with glass-steagall you could get mergers, very large institutions, $2 trillion. they could lose their money on cni loans rather than investment banking. what about size katz, 3% to 4% of gdp, and that half a dozen u.s. institutions would be already above the cap and would have to come down over some period. you also have much bigger capital surcharges than what was agreed to over the weekend. that would be another way to i am just curious as to why he chose the glass-steagall route as opposed to the other routes for discouraging to big to fail? >> we did it and think about size. but part of what we thought about its size it isn't really the factory -- it is one of the factors, but not the primary factor. it is the nature of the risk -- whether y
>> tom, you made the case of why to big to fail is a problem. but in talking about how you discourage or stop it, at least in the oral remarks you put emphasis on bringing back glass-steagall. what about size caps? if you are worried about size, that is the most direct way and you could argue well, even with glass-steagall you could get mergers, very large institutions, $2 trillion. they could lose their money on cni loans rather than investment banking. what about size katz, 3% to 4% of...
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we think we know enough to make a big improvements that our kids have deserved. we will build the best school system in america. our focus will be on making it happen. thanks very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] 1] >> thanks for coming today. [unintelligible] >> next a senate hearing on afghanistan then a house hearing on security issues in europe and eurasia. after that, "q&a", with a former navy seal. tomorrow on "washington journal." a new report about the research center which finds many americans across the political spectrum have become more divided in their political views. juan zarate discusses al qaeda, preventing future attacks on the u.s. and eight new york times business reporter looks at the 2008 financial crisis as a lack of prosecution of high-profile events. that is some o'clock a.m. eastern live on c-span. -- 7:00 a.m. eastern live on c- span. some say that president obama has not justified the spending and his goals in afghanistan and pakistan. witn
we think we know enough to make a big improvements that our kids have deserved. we will build the best school system in america. our focus will be on making it happen. thanks very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] 1] >> thanks for coming today. [unintelligible] >> next a senate hearing on afghanistan then a house hearing on security issues in europe and eurasia. after that,...
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it is a hub of identifying and achieving a tax big, large, or small. you have all the relative agencies there. if it turns alo be an attack -- if it turns out to be an attack by a high school student down the street, we will not take that to be a crime. depending on where the attack originates, you'll have people at the table capable to do that. if it originates in the united states, we would have jurisdiction. if it comes to putting a wall between the attackers and a particular entity within the ited states, the department of homeland security would have a role. we have a focal point that immediately identifies the attack and identifies the focus of that a tag annualizes all the capabilities we have to address this. >> regardless of if it is the intelligence side or the law enforcement side. >> our -- what is our level of progress in being able to protect against an insider threat as it relates to cyber? >> that issue has come to the floor and been reaffirmed by the wikileaks disclosures. within the intelligence community, at least, we had a strategy
it is a hub of identifying and achieving a tax big, large, or small. you have all the relative agencies there. if it turns alo be an attack -- if it turns out to be an attack by a high school student down the street, we will not take that to be a crime. depending on where the attack originates, you'll have people at the table capable to do that. if it originates in the united states, we would have jurisdiction. if it comes to putting a wall between the attackers and a particular entity within...
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this is a big thing for our country. the last president to visit ireland was in 2000, president bush was in ireland twice, 2003 and 2004, and on other business, and limerick wasn't the context of the summit. this is a big moment for us and we are excited that it's happening. and excited that the program has developed. and share that with you. the president in dublin on monday will meet the president, and meet the government nearby before he has an engagement with staff at the american embassy in dublin. and then fall from dublin to monder, that's a small town with population of 300, where he will rediscover his irish roots. and from there he will travel back to dublin where he will speak as a major public event in the middle of dublin in front of a public crowd later that afternoon. those are the basics of the program, and for a huge celebration with a president with some irish roots and any president visiting any country it's a big moment. and it's a big week, after the president's visit and for those who know irish his
this is a big thing for our country. the last president to visit ireland was in 2000, president bush was in ireland twice, 2003 and 2004, and on other business, and limerick wasn't the context of the summit. this is a big moment for us and we are excited that it's happening. and excited that the program has developed. and share that with you. the president in dublin on monday will meet the president, and meet the government nearby before he has an engagement with staff at the american embassy...
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if you're willing to deny your consumers, that is a big deal. of course, in the reagan era, when the cold war was won, if you will, that critical question as to how could the economy of the soviet union survive was not trivial. it turned out that the agency was wrong. i give them a lot of credit. i think we have a lot of wonderful intelligence people work in their heads off trying to do it right. and i -- and it is very, very hard. we're dealing with closed societies, and governed areas, not just nation states, but with networks. it is an area that we have not -- we had a big dip in intelligence investment during the 1990's. let there be no doubt. there was a bathtub. and it takes a long time to develop the kind of internal comments in an organization like -- internal confidence in in an organization like that that you can get the language skills and develop the knowledge. i think it is very easy to criticize. i think it is important to recognize the difficulty of it. but i do think we have to expect to be surprised and we ought not to be surpri
if you're willing to deny your consumers, that is a big deal. of course, in the reagan era, when the cold war was won, if you will, that critical question as to how could the economy of the soviet union survive was not trivial. it turned out that the agency was wrong. i give them a lot of credit. i think we have a lot of wonderful intelligence people work in their heads off trying to do it right. and i -- and it is very, very hard. we're dealing with closed societies, and governed areas, not...
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big change in income. you know, not having the proper documentation attached for information in the return. preset filters intolerances frankly based on resources. a lot of these are in dacia that we need to follow up on and so we have units. this little units that call employers can say is this income accurate? and then it takes such a criminal who develop schemes and beats her criminal prosecution. what i would say is gao, inspect your general, congressional oversight really helps us by focusing on places where they cartoonishly cage. i don't think there's been an instance since i've been there where people have found more fraud in their investigation can be factually wrong. to see these cents anonymous to, ice cream filters take out between what 2 million tax returns the year that we do follow up on. we block every year and reject 2 million returns to have duplicate ssn, dependents or individuals. and sometimes as a transcription error, but sometimes it is some of the trying to defraud the system. in ut
big change in income. you know, not having the proper documentation attached for information in the return. preset filters intolerances frankly based on resources. a lot of these are in dacia that we need to follow up on and so we have units. this little units that call employers can say is this income accurate? and then it takes such a criminal who develop schemes and beats her criminal prosecution. what i would say is gao, inspect your general, congressional oversight really helps us by...
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government big time with known false billing. they put in doubt a system we have found throughout iraq and afghanistan. wouldn't u consider that as negative past performance, if they come along and they want to bid, when you evaluate their performance which is often 30% of n-word. >> i believe it can and should be. >> thank you. >> thank you. bob? >> i want to get at this issue that mr. green raised about private security contractors. you are dependent on private security to do their job. is that accurate? >> if the decree was amended, that could have had a dramatic impact. there may have been a massive exodus of implementing partners of $8 out of the country if they could not have private security, right? >> that is correct. certain of the firms would not continue to operate in afghanistan without proper security measures. they would just pack up and go. the mission would come to an end without the necessary security. >> it affects some of our programs. some were done through ptners that do not use security partners and some are
government big time with known false billing. they put in doubt a system we have found throughout iraq and afghanistan. wouldn't u consider that as negative past performance, if they come along and they want to bid, when you evaluate their performance which is often 30% of n-word. >> i believe it can and should be. >> thank you. >> thank you. bob? >> i want to get at this issue that mr. green raised about private security contractors. you are dependent on private...
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the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen. the next two weeks will be all about vice president biden and the budget. that will be a big under current handling the negotiations. host: no shortage of stores domestically or internationally -- a former c.i.a. covert operations officer. and later a look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program. with ben mckay of property casualty insurers association of america. that's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> as protests continue in the middle east and as nato set to take control of military operations in libya, find the latest from the u.n. security council administration officials and reaction from world leaders. on the c-span video library. all searchable on your computer any time. watch what you want when you want. >> days after the japanese earthquake and tsunami german chancellor angela merkel spoke to members of the bundestag about her decision
the rest of the week -- he does not have a big schedule. there is a meeting on capitol hill on wednesday with secretary gates, secretary clinton admiral mullen. the next two weeks will be all about vice president biden and the budget. that will be a big under current handling the negotiations. host: no shortage of stores domestically or internationally -- a former c.i.a. covert operations officer. and later a look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program. with ben mckay...
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big change requires a big majority. we will need people who never to an end to -- tune in to rush or glenn. pac, ey ever heard of cspa they would assume it was a cruise ship accessory. [applause] the worst would be to win the election and prove ourselves and capable of turning the ship before it went on the rocks with us at the helm. [applause] we must unify america cup. we must unified america. we must display a hard for every american and special passion for those still on the first round of lives latter. all probability from the bottom is the crux of the american promise. the stagnation of the middle class is becoming a problem. our main task is not to see the people -- our main task ito see that those without much money had the chance to earn some. [applause] we should address ourselves to young america at every opportunity. it is their future that today's policies most in danger. -- endanger. we should distinguish carefully skepticism about big government from contempt for all government. after all, it is a new gov
big change requires a big majority. we will need people who never to an end to -- tune in to rush or glenn. pac, ey ever heard of cspa they would assume it was a cruise ship accessory. [applause] the worst would be to win the election and prove ourselves and capable of turning the ship before it went on the rocks with us at the helm. [applause] we must unify america cup. we must unified america. we must display a hard for every american and special passion for those still on the first round of...
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i think that says something about this but they should make it a big priority. instead of job creation, they want to repeal health care. then they came out with hr3, a conglomeration of disrespect for women and they are expressing it again and this continuing resolution. it is cause for great concern and i am very proud of our members who sounded the alarm and the few republicans who voted against that amendment. many of our pro-life members spoke out against that resolution. >> the three of you have decades of experience on the appropriations committee and witnessed the power of the president in determining ultimate outcomes on appropriations. we have seen votes on health care, planned parenthood, global warming one on mexico city. do you believe president obama will have the same success as president bush and president clinton ad in driving out comes and being successful in knocking this stuff off? >> you have heard me talk about this. presidents ultimately have the power to fashion and direct spending can policy. they do so through their veto. you talked abou
i think that says something about this but they should make it a big priority. instead of job creation, they want to repeal health care. then they came out with hr3, a conglomeration of disrespect for women and they are expressing it again and this continuing resolution. it is cause for great concern and i am very proud of our members who sounded the alarm and the few republicans who voted against that amendment. many of our pro-life members spoke out against that resolution. >> the three...